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kimmea
 


Member Since: 30 Nov 2015
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 290

Scotland 

Sat in it swearing at the heater fan.....turning it on & off repeatedly Big Cry
  
Post #200947215th Dec 2018 3:30 pm
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jaws_172
 


Member Since: 05 Aug 2013
Location: Fareham
Posts: 135

United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Bali BlueDiscovery 3






Coolant change, clean and easy. Also sorted fuel, oil, air and pollen. I will have to ponder the drive chain oils next, but it won’t be this week Whistle
 05 D3 S - Gone but never forgotten
EGRs blanked
19” HSE wheels
Prospeed mk1 roof basket
Front runner rear ladder
06 D3 HSE- Sold
GAP IID Tool
"In my defence I was left unsupervised" 
 
Post #201324628th Dec 2018 8:17 pm
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ClassikFan
 


Member Since: 02 Nov 2016
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1025

United Kingdom 2008 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Loire BlueDiscovery 4

Are you putting old coolant down that drain?
  
Post #201328928th Dec 2018 11:11 pm
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ontheair79
 


Member Since: 03 Mar 2018
Location: Dublin
Posts: 39

Ireland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3

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Post #20168209th Jan 2019 3:40 pm
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ianm27
 


Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
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England 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 GS Auto Orkney GreyDiscovery 4

Big Cry Big Cry

hope you get it fixed - and not too expensive
 Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
Limo Tint
Blackvue front & rear dashcam
Cruise control switch pack
Bodsy's remote for FBH 
 
Post #20168309th Jan 2019 4:15 pm
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mek
 


Member Since: 18 Mar 2015
Location: Zurich
Posts: 468

Switzerland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Base 5 Seat Manual Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

I changed the clutch! Mostly last weekend but finished it today. I had to cut off the tubo support bracket stud where it attaches to the turbo because it was so corroded. Today I made an extender piece Inside female M8, outside m12. Lets hope that works! I'll monitor it and figure I can always weld on a nut and try to pull the stud later.








Also today changed aux belt, idle and tensionner and managed one rear anti-roll bar bush. I did the one I knew had gone first and no clunks on the way home

Sadly I still have some squealing at load - climbing a hill on the way home it came back. Water pump pulley was a little sloppy but I thought they never failed... Someone suggested to me this squealing could be boost-related. I never did change the short pipe for a silicone one. Maybe I should try that next weekend!
 

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Post #201803612th Jan 2019 9:46 pm
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tut_gareth
 


Member Since: 10 Dec 2018
Location: West Byfleet
Posts: 135

United Kingdom 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Java BlackDiscovery 3

you say squealing at load?
is it most noticeable around 1500 to 2000 rpm?
 08 D3 TDV6 SE  
Post #201803812th Jan 2019 9:52 pm
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mek
 


Member Since: 18 Mar 2015
Location: Zurich
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Switzerland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Base 5 Seat Manual Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

short answer yes
  
Post #201804212th Jan 2019 10:01 pm
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tut_gareth
 


Member Since: 10 Dec 2018
Location: West Byfleet
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United Kingdom 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Java BlackDiscovery 3

I have a similar issue, squealing when warm and more so under load. Tried taking the aux belt off but it made no difference.
You mention a short pipe could you explain further please?
 08 D3 TDV6 SE  
Post #201804612th Jan 2019 10:12 pm
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mek
 


Member Since: 18 Mar 2015
Location: Zurich
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Switzerland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Base 5 Seat Manual Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

The suggestion is that it is a boost leak i.e. probably a hole in one of the 3 turbo hoses. In my case I have changed the 2 big obvious ones for multi ply silicone and I've previously changed the intercooler so they should be good.

LyndallDiscovery responded to an earlier post of mine saying:

"I would bet the squeal is a boost air leak and as you up the rpms it becomes audible, search for split intercooler hose"

https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/opinion-sou...1588.html?

I had discounted this given the replacements I had made. So not withstanding an actual issue with one of the big hoses, it could be that the short hose which I understand is a PITA to change and which for that reason I never changed...

I think I need to go over the whole system
  
Post #201805812th Jan 2019 10:42 pm
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tut_gareth
 


Member Since: 10 Dec 2018
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United Kingdom 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Java BlackDiscovery 3

Thank you, thats the next place im going to look.
 08 D3 TDV6 SE  
Post #201809913th Jan 2019 7:46 am
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kimmea
 


Member Since: 30 Nov 2015
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Scotland 

Replaced Drivers Heated seat pad & fitted new mudflaps.
Only got the ashtray closure to fix and shes done
  
Post #20257445th Feb 2019 2:38 pm
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mek
 


Member Since: 18 Mar 2015
Location: Zurich
Posts: 468

Switzerland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Base 5 Seat Manual Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

I created a NIGHTMARE!

Today I removed the last 3 of my heavily coked up glow plugs. Vibro tool etc. Much swearing and a ton of kroil and Sprayed in WD40 (surprisingly effective) and they all came out. I was going to post about being a rockstar... However....

Driving home I noticed a ton of smoke behind me and resolved to pull off at next junction. Then a warning light came on and I moved to hard shoulder and called out recovery. Diagnosed the issue while I waited. The fuel temp sensor/ bleed off assembly had sheared off for the LHS bank of cylinders. Remarkably I actually have the assemblyh to replace which has been in my car for a year because the once annual limp mode was tolerable.

So I am in Switzerland where it is highly unusual to work on your own car (you have to go to a self garage). After a huge stress with the recovery firm I got them to recover to my apartment after signing wavers about fuel pollution, fire, police etc. The recovery driver was a 1000% jobsworth and made a point about dropping my car not in my space and saying he wouldn't push it!

So I'm about to set my alarm for 3.30am to go out and do what anyone in the UK would do on their drive, because working on a car in your parking space is illegal here. What nonsense! I need to drop some coolant on the floor to get to the rear injectors. Which is a bad bad get arrested thing here. And whats worse is I am massively exposed in the spot the driver dropped me. If it was my space I could do this job over a few days and no-one would notice...

But I can't move the car or can I? I have the throttle body off, the non-fed side of the engine disconnected. Can I plug the bleed off pipe (in 2 places) and have it hold enough to move my car? I suspect the answer is "No"......

3.30am it is. Fingers crossed for no 5-0 drive by and a nosy neighbour up at that time.

Yey 13 year old cars!
  
Post #202926416th Feb 2019 10:41 pm
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vanpeebles
 


Member Since: 20 Mar 2018
Location: North East
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United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Cairns BlueDiscovery 3

So glad, I don't live anywhere like that!! It's a time honoured British pastime to get all oily and roll about on the drive. Laughing

The spirit of Wesley Pegdon lives on! Bow down
  
Post #203007019th Feb 2019 9:59 am
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mek
 


Member Since: 18 Mar 2015
Location: Zurich
Posts: 468

Switzerland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Base 5 Seat Manual Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

This was my solution to move car to my own space and avoid neighbour wrath:

Screw in the broken off “T” connector for where the LHS bleed of pipes would have connected.



I found some pipe with an inside diameter the same as the Outside diameter of the bleed off pipe. This I fed I to an empty washer fluid bottle:





Replaced fuel pump fuse, and moved car with no diesel spilt. This felt like a better solution than propelling 2.7 tones on the starter motor. On the plus side because I did seriously consider the starter motor solution I fully charged my old battery which I still have in the basement so now I should be good to put this in parallel and install software updates!

Andy
  
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